Fasolakia With Potatoes Recipes

FASOLAKIA (GREEK GREEN BEANS)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and stir in onion. Cook until onion has softened, about 5 minutes. Add green beans and stir to coat in the oil. Cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes. Add pureed tomato, potatoes, salt, pepper, and sugar. Stir well, then add water until beans are barely covered.
• Bring to a simmer, partially cover with a lid, and cook gently over medium-low heat until green beans and potatoes are soft, 25 to 30 minutes. Uncover towards the end of cooking to reduce sauce if it is too watery.

FASOLAKIA WITH POTATOES

Steps:

• In your pan add 1 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil and heat it on a low heat. Add 1 chopped onion and fry for 1 minute until soften. Then in with 2 garlic cloves and cook for another minute on a low heat
• Add 500g of chopped potatoes give everything a stir and leave everything to cook for 3 minutes
• Add in your stock cube and mash it all in. Stir it in well so all your potatoes are covered in it
• Pour in 400g of tinned tomatoes, salt and pepper and the juice of 1 lemon, stir everything well and put a lid on your and simmer for 15 minutes
• While everything is cooking prep your beans click here to watch how to prep and freeze green beans
• When your potatoes are soft add in 200g green beans, give them a stir, put the lid back on and simmer for 10 minutes
• After 10 minutes have a check and if your stew is thick add a little water to loosen your sauce. Stir everything again, put the lid back on and simmer for 5 minutes
• When you plate up grate over some lemon zest and sprinkle over some chopped parsley

FASOLAKIA

Steps:

• Heat a little more than half of the oil in a pan and sauté the potatoes, garlic and onion for a few minutes over medium heat, stirring regularly.
• Add the green beans, tomatoes, sugar and about 1¼ cup (300 ml) of water or just enough water to barely cover the green beans. Season with salt and pepper.
• Cover and cook over medium to high heat for 15 minutes.
• Reduce the heat and cook for 15 minutes over low to medium heat, until the green beans are tender.
• Uncover and add the parsley, dill, mint and remaining olive oil. Mix and cook for 3 minutes.
• At the end of cooking, if there is too much liquid, increase the heat for a few minutes and reduce the sauce, stirring gently so as not to crush the green beans and potatoes.
• Serve with bread and feta cheese on the side.

EASY FASOLAKIA

Steps:

• Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until tender, about 10 minutes. Mix remaining olive oil, green beans, tomatoes, potato, mint, parsley, salt, and pepper into onion, adding enough water to cover the whole mixture. Bring liquid to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 1 hour.